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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: White House Invokes Executive Privilege, And Texas Tax Bills

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 8, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus craig cohen Donald Trump Erica Grieder House Judiciary Committee Mueller report Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Ramifications Of Closing The Border, And Releasing The Mueller Report

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 3, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.

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Houston Matters

2018 In Review: The Year In Houston Politics

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · We continue our look back at the biggest stories of 2018 by examining the year in Houston politics.

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Political Roundup: Government Shutdown Deadline Nears, And Flynn’s Sentencing For Lying To The FBI Postponed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Affordable Care Act Erica Grieder Party Politics podcast Pentagon troop withdrawal

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Protecting Robert Mueller, And The Response To Migrants At The Border

Abner Fletcher

Posted on November 28, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags border Brandon Rottinghaus immigrants migrants Nancy Sims Party Politics podcast paul manafort Political Roundup politics Robert Mueller

Houston Matters

Everything You Need to Know About The Ballot

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 16, 2018 · Houston Matters sifts through the November ballot and answers your questions about the different races and initiatives you’ll be voting for on Election Day.

Tags ballots early voting Jay Aiyer local races Party Politics podcast politics vote

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Obama’s Address, And The Anonymous Op-Ed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 12, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: White House Flag Controversy, And Voters Approve Flood Bonds

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 29, 2018 · The Houston Matters political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Pres. Trump’s Twitter Feud With Omarosa, And Results From The Latest Primaries

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 15, 2018 · The Houston Matters political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Jay Aiyer Nancy Sims Omarosa Manigault Newman Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics Primaries

Houston Matters

How Might A New Supreme Court Justice Affect Abortion Law?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 6, 2018 · Houston Matters examines how much impact the Supreme Court and its justices have on abortion law.

Tags abortion rights Anthony Kennedy Associate Justice Charles "Rocky" Rhodes Jay Aiyer Justice Party Politics podcast Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Houston Matters

New Leadership At The EPA Could Impact Houston

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 6, 2018 · We discuss how Scott Pruitt’s resignation from the EPA might affect Houston.

Tags Andrew Wheeler Brandon Rottinghaus energy environment environmental law epa ethics violations oil and gas industry Party Politics podcast politics scott pruitt Tracy Hester

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Breaking Down The Historic North Korea Summit

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 13, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Houston’s Budget, And Gov. Abbott’s School Safety Plan

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 30, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest global, national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus city budget Erica Grieder greg abbott Jack Johnson Lupe Valdez nfl Party Politics podcast Political Roundup politics Roseanne Barr school safety plan school shootings

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: ‘March for Our Lives’ Protests and Reaction, And Trump Administration Expels 60 Russian Diplomats

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 28, 2018 · Houston Matters’ political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories — with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: Assessing the mayoral runoff

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on November 29, 2023 · State Senator Whitmire and Congresswoman Jackson Lee debate after polling shows Whitmire holds a 7-point lead.

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Houston Matters

Abortion law at the Texas Supreme Court (Nov. 29, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 29, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday about whether the state’s abortion law harms women who face complications during pregnancy. We take a closer look at the legal questions at play. And we discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.

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Poll explores the mayoral runoff (Nov. 27, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 27, 2023 · On Monday's show: We take a closer look at what a new poll says about the upcoming mayoral runoff. And how much do days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday still mean for retailers this time of year?

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Political Roundup: The significance of endorsements in the mayoral race

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Candidates in the Houston mayoral runoff picked up a slew of endorsements this week. In this week's political roundup, we discuss how much those endorsements mean in a runoff for a municipal election where turnout is already low.

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